->DK>However .. when you download and execute it, it supposedly reconnects 
yo
  ->DK>with a _very_ expensive overseas number (like in Slobovia
SL->DK>Anyone hear anything else about this?  Right now I consider
  ->DK>it rumor (at best).
SL->...I wouldn't even lend it that much credence...even if there were
  ->some macro that could perform a trick such as this,no way could you not
  ->notice your modem dropping out of your 'net-browser and re-dialling...it
  ->just sounds like a crock of the purest and rawest sewage to
  ->me...besides,when you shut down your modem,you shut down your
  ->modem...end of story...it can't stay connected by itself...
There is such a program. You have probably heard of it on TV by now. It
initilized the modem with M0 as to silence the speaker. It then dialed
the phone number to "moldavia". It stayed connected until the modem was
hung up (usually by a power off). The FCC is investigating if the calls
ever actually went to Moldavia (they think they might have just gone to
KY and the user was billed for a Moldavia call).
As far as your modem staying connected... it certainlly can. A program
can be shut down and if the ATH command is not issued it DOES stay
connected. Try it... crash your terminal program and your modem will
still be connected until you shut down or issue the ATH command.
 * OLX 2.1 * Todd Copeland  -  TEAM OS/2
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